"no reason in particular~"[break][break]

she hums idly, screen in her lap as she rests the soles of her feet against the edge of the couch. call it cultural differences between hoenn and johto, but she couldn't help but to leave her shoes at the door of the booth - at least it won't make the cushion dirty. [break][break]

though she wears a smile as she scrolls through the song list, finding a nice amount of songs to remind them of home "i just thought that it's been a long time since either of us enjoyed some music together" she lifts her head up to him, starting to scoot closer "wouldn't you agree?~"

Asahiko Hakuryuu

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”...I suppose so.”[break][break]

Although his tone remained skeptical, the look upon his face had been thoughtful as he pondered her words. Only when he noted a shifting from the corner of his eye did he glance away from the screen, finding himself peering towards his companion as she seemed intent with bringing herself closer (something he far from detested). Rather than moving away, he merely let her do as she sought fit— and after breathing a soft sigh, he even shifted himself closer, as well, for the means of meeting her halfway.[break][break]

”We could easily do that at home for free…” he murmured, leaning softly against her while glancing towards the lists once more. ”...Although so long as you’re here, altogether, neither price nor place matters…”

AYAME FUJIWARA [break]
mission: kouple karaoke

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it's good to see they're both in agreement. though she assumes he still has his reservations about them both being here, of all places (she knows that they could just as easily be affectionate back home, though this could easily be passed off as ayame craving affection sooner. she's become needy). [break][break]

"i wonder if they have some music from back home~.." she idly hums, scrolling through the plethora of songs. it's not long until she feels his warmth against her, even when he's gentle with his weight. she chuckles, softly. "any songs that catch your fancy?" she asks, instinctively beginning to shift to lean against his shoulder, hoping to nuzzle and burrow the lower half of her face against him.

Asahiko Hakuryuu

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…Truthfully speaking, he couldn’t complain.[break][break]

He couldn’t complain about her hasitness, nor could he complain about her wordless vies for attention and the like. If anything, he found himself reading upon the same pages as she did as she only sought to lean closer, and despite the otherwise seemingly disgruntled and pensive sigh that reverberated and left his lips, he merely leaned over to further rest his cheek against her head as he continuously gazed upon the screen.[break][break]

”Surprisingly enough, yes…” he mused, scrolling past a particular song before pausing and pressing the controller’s buttons a couple of times to return to it. His eyes narrowed faintly before he sighed softly, rubbing his neck and sitting up straighter as he selected it.[break][break]

”It’s been a rather long while since I’ve sang to begin with, though…”

AYAME FUJIWARA [break]
mission: kouple karaoke

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ah yes, another victory for ayame. more affection from her seemingly cold partner. [break][break]

as she maintains her gaze to the screen, she hums softly at the song choice. it's certainly.. not something you'd expect to hear someone like him singing, but she's found that side of him.. cute. very endearing, and it'd been about a year since she's been able to see it. "then that makes the two of us~" the woman smiles more, reaching across and to the table holding the microphones. she takes one, then passes the other to asahiko, there. [break][break]

"no one is listening but the two of us, so we can enjoy ourselves to our hearts' content, no?"

Asahiko Hakuryuu

☉

He gave a sigh, side eying her while taking the microphone offered to him.[break][break]

”I suppose so…?” he mused at first, briefly glancing towards the television screen before them as a vaguely familiar loading screen brought itself into their line of view. The familiar sights of…oddly randomized scenery were an odd form of comfort to him. Nostalgic.[break][break]

”...Although if it isn’t to our heart’s content, it wouldn’t be done properly, to begin with…” he added after some time, watching as the countdown began to tick down from ten on the screen. ”Others be damned…”[break][break]

Words of a hypocrite, of course.

AYAME FUJIWARA [break]
mission: kouple karaoke

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a chuckle escapes her lips as she holds the microphone up, turning it on and having her voice resonate throughout the room - thank you speakers. "something tells me you'll either go for your heart's content, of you'll start hesitant." though she knows how wonderful his voice is, and she'll be damned if she'll say she doesn't miss his singing. [break][break]

the lyrics turn up on the screen shortly after the countdown, and she follows suit around the second verse. though not without keeping her gaze on him, keeping her soft voice in an otherwise upbeat song it doesn't suit her voice all too much, but it still suits his... or rather, his voice is good at adapting to music. [break][break]

and at some point, she'll find herself enjoying herself as she sings along with him, as well as listening to his singing.

Asahiko Hakuryuu

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He sighed softly, side eying her for a moment as he instinctively furrowed a brow and shut the respective eye as her voice resounded throughout the room suddenly.[break][break]

”As I’ve said, if it isn’t to the heart’s content, it isn’t done properly…”, he murmured, turning his attention.[break][break]

Promptly, he proved to be a mix of both; his voice stable, yet somewhat unsure as both he and the song began. Whether it had been due to being called out beforehand, or whether it was simply due to being out of practice was an inquiry with a somewhat iffy answer, but nevertheless, his tone and voice continuously and gradually became clearer and more confident as the song went on.[break][break]

Knowing the looks that she often gave him (coy, and teasing, and begrudgingly familiar and endearing, all the same), he sought to simply keep his gaze upon the screen before them as he sung, if not shut his eyes, altogether, in order to more comfortably feel the melody— though as she, herself, chose the seemingly proper moment to join in, his attention absentmindedly drifted towards her as the sound of her voice met his ears.[break][break]

It lingered upon her for a while—even into the quick break the song had fallen into—before he gave a soft sigh.[break][break]

He simply chose to lean against her before turning back to the screen and continuing to sing along with a vague, soft smile upon his lips as the music picked up once more.

AYAME FUJIWARA [break]
mission: kouple karaoke

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it's been a long time, hasn't it, ayame?[break][break]

it's been a long time since she's done many of these things. it's been so long since she's been able to sit with him, be held, speak, sing - and all in between. though this was something small, and trivial, and minor - the year apart has made her grow ever the more fonder, and ever the more needy for affection. although she hears his voice on a nearly daily basis, hearing him sing is still something akin to magical - and she thinks that he doesn't give himself enough credit. granted, the hesitation is cute, and loathe is she to withhold the truth. [break][break]

and so she sings with him, all while admiring him as he gets more confident in his voice - though the way he closes his eyes to get in tune with the music and to avoid her watchful gaze is also cute. unfortunately the song doesn't suit her as well, so rather than trying to sing with him, she sings along to his tune, mainly so she can play in the background. after all, this was his song. [break][break]

.. she can have more fun with a song she picks out, later~

Asahiko Hakuryuu

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